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This tutorial was translated with PSPX7 and PSPX2, but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
See my schedule here


italian translation here
your versions here






Necessary



Thanks for the tubes Mentali, Angie and Adrienne.
(The links of the tubemakers here).




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-HLines here
AP [Innovations] - Lines SilverLining here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature - Snow Drift here
AAA Frames - Texture Frame here





You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.


In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here



Copy the Selections in the Selections Folder.

1. Set your foreground color to #c20000
and your background color to #155d1e.



Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Color, style Linear.



2. Open a new transparent image 900 x 550 pixels.
Flood Fill the transparent image with your Gradient.

3. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 40.



4. Effects>Plugins>Carolaine and Sensibility - CS-HLines, default settings



5. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection selection noel



6. Open JD Paper6

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

7. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



8. Effetti>Plugins>AP 01 [Innovations] - Lines SilverLining.



9. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



Selections>Select None.

10. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling.



11. Open Daisy Christmas frame (5)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 73%, resize all layers not checked.

12. Activate your Magic Wand Tool



and click in the frame to select it.

13. Selections>Modify>Expand - 2 pixels.

Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.

Change the settings of your Gradient - repeat 2



Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

14. Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur - radius 25.



15. Open the landscape NOEL-DEC2007-26

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.
Selections>Select None.

16. Activate your top layer.
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Image>Resize, to 80%, resize all layers not checked.

17. Selections>Select All.
Selections>Float.
Selections>Defloat.

18. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature - Snow Drift.



Selections>Select None.

19. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



20. Activate your bottom layer, Raster 1.
Layers>New Raster Layer.
Selections>Select All.

Open the landscape mentali-misted2652

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

21. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Luminance (legacy)
and reduce the opacity to 50%.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

22. Open Deco barre or

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
23. Activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 744,00 and Position Y: -8,00.



24. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



25. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror.

Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

26. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube branche neige

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the tube at the upper left.
(Objects>Align>Top and Objects>Align>Left)

27. Layers>New Raster Layer.

Selections>Load/Save Selection>Load Selection from Disk.
Look for and load the selection Selection noel 1



28. Set your foreground color to white.
Flood Fill the selection with the color white.

29. Effcts>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature - Snow Drift.



Selections>Select None.

30. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



31. Open the tube Daisy Christmas Adriennes D

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 70%, resize all layers not checked.
Move the tube at the bottom left.

32. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow.



33. Open the tube Daisy Christmas Adriennes D chien

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 40%, resize all layers not checked.

Move the tube at the bottom right.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.



34. Open the tube Daisy Christmas Adriennes D Noeud

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Image>Resize, to 20%, resize all layers not checked.

35. Activate your Pick Tool
and set Position X: 717,00 and Position Y: 20,00.



36. Layers>Duplicate.

Keep Position X: 717 and set Position Y: 169,00.



Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

37. Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, color black.



38. Note, if you want to skip the borders step - go to step 42

39. If you want to do the borders, go on here

Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, first color #c20000.
Image>Add borders, 5 pixels, symmetric, color white.
Image>Add borders, 1 pixel, symmetric, background color.
Image>Add borders, 25 pixels, symmetric, color white.

40. Effects>Plugins>AAA Frame - Texture Frame.



41. Effects>3D Effects>Buttonize.



Selections>Select None.

42. Edit>Copy Special>Copy Merged.

Open the frame cadre

Edit>Paste into Selection.
Selections>Select None.

43. Open the text Texte Joyeux Noel 1 or 2 (at your choice, according to your colors)

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.
Move the text down, as in my example.

44. Sign your work.

45. Image>Resize, 900 pixels width, resize all layers checked.

46. Save as jpg.

For the tubes of this version thanks Adrienne; the misted are mine.






If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link, or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.

25 November 2023